Kings rally past Sharks

May 17, 2013 - 5:55 AM

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis scored power-
play goals just 22 seconds apart late in the third period as the Los Angeles
Kings took a thrilling 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of this
Western Conference semifinal series.

Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist while Drew Doughty also scored for the
Kings, who now hold a 2-0 lead in this best-of-seven series. Jonathan Quick,
who posted a shutout in Tuesday's 2-0 victory, made 28 saves in the win.

"We found a way," said Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. "You know what, the
power play was on, we've been talking about it, we've been getting good looks
and good opportunities and not finishing and we got it from different guys
quite honestly. It was good to see Brown score a goal, breakout hopefully, and
Lewis scoring the winner and Toffoli making a great play."

Brad Stuart had a goal and an assist while Patrick Marleau and Marc-Edouard
Vlasic also scored for the Sharks, who got 27 stops from Antti Niemi in the
loss.

"Tomorrow when we meet I'll tell them the good things we did," said San Jose
head coach Todd McLellan. " We will talk about some of the adjustments we made
and how it helped us. We'll talk about things we need to clean up a little bit
and the most important thing is they'll know we believe in them. It was a hell
of an effort tonight."

San Jose played the game without forward Raffi Torres as he was suspended
for the rest of this semifinal match from an illegal hit to the head of
Kings forward Jarret Stoll in Game 1 on Tuesday.

This series now heads to San Jose for the next two games with Game 3 set for
Saturday night.

The Kings trailed by a goal and had failed on a power play chance earlier in
the frame, but were given another chance when Stuart was called for tripping.
Just 22 seconds later, Vlasic was called for a delay of game as he flipped the
puck over the glass in his own zone.

On the 5-on-3, Mike Richards threw a shot on net from the left circle that was
stopped by Niemi. Carter was then able to push the rebound to the front where
Brown pushed the puck in to tie the contest at 18:17.

Still on a man advantage, the Kings then went up as Tyler Toffoli, playing his
first playoff game, came in down the right wing and fired a shot on net that
Niemi made a right pad save on, but the rebound kicked out to the left and
Lewis buried it for a 4-3 lead with 1:21 to play.

The Sharks got Niemi out of the net in the final minute for an extra attacker,
but was unable to get anything going before time expired.

"Yeah, it was a good breakout. Toffoli made a great shot and luckily it
bounced right off my stick," said Lewis. "We know we didn't play our best so
we got some work to do and clean things up. It's a big comeback for our team
and it's a huge win for us."

The Kings opened the scoring just 3:06 in as Carter flew down the right wing
and let fly with a wrist shot that beat Niemi for his fourth of the playoffs.

Quick turned away 11 shots in the first period, and the Kings took a 2-0 lead
4:10 into the second on a power-play goal.

With Scott Hannan in the box for interference, Doughty blasted a big shot from
the top of the right circle that found the left corner of the net through
bodies in front for his second of the playoffs.

The Sharks, though, finally got one through Quick thanks to crisp passing. Dan
Boyle held the puck at the left boards and sent it to the slot where Logan
Couture sent a pass over to the right side with his back turned. Joe Thornton
received the pass and quickly sent it to the front where Marleau had an easy
tap-in for his fifth of the postseason near the midway mark of the second.

It was a tie game just over four minutes later as Scott Gomez sent a short
pass from the left point over to the right where Stuart ripped a shot that
deflected in front and went past Quick for his first of the playoffs.

The Sharks took a 3-2 lead at 8:56 of the third while on a delayed penalty to
Los Angeles that saw Vlasic jam it in from the right side for his first career
playoff goal.

Game Notes

Los Angeles went 3-for-6 on the power play while the Sharks were held off the
board on four man advantages ... This marks just the second postseason meeting
between these two Pacific Division rivals. The Sharks got the best of the
Kings in six games during the 2011 conference quarterfinals ... Stoll missed
the game.